whatshisname:So not much worse than those douches who wander around with a Bluetooth unit glued into their ear?

I hate that so much.

I have a friend who is like that, he's a freelance computer tech (mostly residential work) who must feel that some grandma is going to call him in a panic because she cannot get her email, and milliseconds count because keeping a cell phone in his pocket just isn't quite enough.

If you're driving, the bluetooth earpiece is fine. Preferred, even. But when you're hanging out with your friends at midnight, take it out, you douche.

psychosis_inducing:Only thing that worries me is that the roads are going to get more hazardous when these become commonplace. A bunch of drivers checking Facebook, harvesting their Farmville crops (or whatever the big fad is), posting to Reddit in the morning will be worse than everyone with cell phones.

And then there's the drivers who have a phone call and their breakfast while on the highway. They'll add the glasses to all the other distractions.

Clearly they need to ban these, then.

Additionally, I'm concerned about all of these new semi-automatic handguns. The roads are going to get more hazardous when these become commonplace. A bunch of drivers pinking tin cans, bagging deer (or whatever the big game is), cleaning their Glocks each morning will be worse than everyone with cell phones.

And then there's the drivers who have a phone call and their breakfast while on the highway. They'll add the guns to all the other distractions.

I guess I should clarify a little bit too about "overreliance on technology".

While it's not my cup of tea, I don't blame people who use GPSes for long distance trips to new places and navigating around unfamiliar cities. However, I know people who insist on using their GPS to get to the grocery store. The same grocery store they go to every week. Because they are afraid of getting lost.

TFA says: "The potential uses of a pair of smart glasses are ... [to] make sure you're walking in the right direction according to your maps app"